[Whiterook]

Thanks all...I appreciate the kind words. There were obviously a few pics in there not previously shown on the other thread.

That splotch on the turret side was a shocker for me, at the time. Basically, that side was the first decal I tried to apply...the first after three decades, and never anything that big, as I always did small aircraft and ships. The decal tore something terrible on me. I thought, "Hey, lets try a shell burst...powder burns thing!" Oh man did that fail big time! All good...repainted the area, and hand painted the numbers; worked out fine.

For my first AFV, it was an excellent shake n' bake model to build. Plenty of challenge to get back into the gig, but not maddening in complexity. I know it'll always be in my collection...as a good reference of where I worked up from, if nothing else!